Simon Gunner
Profile
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Time ZonePacific
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OrganizationOlofson Environmental, Inc
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RoleScientist Mentor: I will mentor teams of students online
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Research Interests (300 words)I am interested in plant conservation and figuring out how to protect plants from development, changes in global climate, and other destructive activities of people. I enjoy studying all plants, from moss to cordgrass, and finding out why there are so many different species of plants today.
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Profile Question 1When and why did you decide to go into a science career?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 1 here (300 words):I decided to go into a science career because only through science do people discover and learn about what makes the Earth what it is, not just what people think about. My career in Biology has reminded me every day of all the great things about this planet, all the different living things that coexist, and my place among them.
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Profile Question 2What is the coolest thing you have discovered or learned about plants?
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Answer the question you selected for profile question 2 here (300 words):The coolest thing about plants is that the United States is the home to both the largest organism AND the oldest organism, and both these organisms are plants! The giant sequoia tree is the largest (16 times the size of a blue whale), and the bristlecone pine tree is the oldest (over 5,064 years old)!
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AvailabilityI am currently available for mentoring, please send me team match invitations
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Capacity: How many teams at a time are you comfortable working with?2
Recent Posts
Three Little Seedlings
Simon Gunner
Hi, Team. I don't think I can tell from what you've posted how to have changed the pH in your experimental plots. How did you do this? Also, just to let you know, when you reread your work you can correct where you write "PHD" to…
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Three Little Seedlings
Simon Gunner
Thanks for the updates, Team!
Three Little Seedlings
Simon Gunner
Hi, Team! It's great to hear from you! It's very cool you have been collecting data, and I really enjoy reading what you've done.
I'm doing something very similar at my job, collecting data on daisies I planted next to water.…
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Challenges Student Thinking
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